2012 Fellow Award

Douglas J. Gardner

Contact Data:

Douglas J. Gardner
Professor
University of Maine
AEWC Advanced Structures and Composite Center
School of Forest Resources
Orono, ME 04469 USA
ph 01- 207-581-2846
fax 01- 207-581-2074

EDUCATION

Ph.D., 1985, Wood Science and Technology (Chemistry) Mississippi State University

Certificate of Advanced Study, 1981, Pulp and Paper Management, University of Maine

B.S., 1980, Forestry (Wood Science Curriculum)

University of Maine

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

2001-present Professor, University of Maine

1998-2001 Associate Professor, University of Maine

1997-1998 Interim Director, Institute of Research,

Michigan Technological University
1995-1998 Associate Professor, Michigan Tech Univ.

1994 Associate Professor, West Virginia Univ.

1988-1994 Assistant Professor, West Virginia Univ.

1986-1988 Post Doc Research Assoc, Auburn Univ.

1981-1985 Graduate Research Assistant, Mississippi

State University

1980-1981 Research Technician, University of Maine

Summers Lab Technician/Maintenance, Marcal

1977-1979 Paper Company

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Outstanding Graduate Student, 1983-1984, Mississippi State University, Department of Wood Science and Technology
  • University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation Scholarship
  • Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity Scholarship
  • Forest Products Research Society Award, University of Maine
  • Department of Forest Products Outstanding Senior-1980
  • Senior Skulls-Highest Non-
    Academic Honor Society at UMaine
  • Xi Sigma Pi
  • Sigma Xi
  • 1992 Cahn Award
  • 1993, 1994, 2000 SWST Visiting Scientist
  • 1997 Who's Who in Science and Engineering
  • Honorary member of Union of Wood Processing Manufacturers of the Slovak Republic, 2000
  • 2004-2005 University of Maine, G. Peirce and Florence Pitts Weber Outstanding Research er in Forest Resources
  • 2007 Director's Award AEWC Outstanding Faculty
  • 2007-2008 Strathmore's Who's Who
  • 2008 Forest Products Society L. J. Markwardt Engineering Award Co-Recipient
  • 2009 Best in Track Technical Paper Award in Green composites at American Composites Manufacturers Association Composites & Polycon Meeting
  • 2010 2nd place and 2012 3rd place George Marra Award of Excellence in Writing, Wood and Fiber Science Research Papers

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • American Chemical Society
  • Society of Wood Science and Technology

--Past President 2006-2007

--Newsletter Editor

--Served on numerous committees and Chair of

Committees

  • Forest Products Society
  • Society of Plastic Engineers
  • University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation
  • Certified Commercial Pesticide Applicator Wood Preservation and Products Treatment
  • Panel Review Member 1990, 2000 USDA Competitive Grants Program - Wood Utilization
  • Miscellaneous Wood Science Consulting Work
  • 1993 Faculty Development Tour to Austria/Slovakia
  • 1994 Faculty Exchange, The Technical University, Zvolen, Slovakia
  • 1994 SWST Accreditation Team, North Carolina State University
  • 1996 Faculty Visit, The Technical University, Zvolen, Slovakia
  • 2005 SWST Accreditation Team, Virginia Tech

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Wood/paper Surface Chemistry, Wood-Polymer Composites, Analytical Chemistry, Cellulose Nanocomposites, Extrusion, Wood Adhesion

PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS,

CONFERENCES

Attends and presents at numerous meetings worldwide; over 150 publications; 3 patents